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“Penne with Vodka & Tomato Sauce” from “Brutto”When I was growing up in New Jersey, home of the Sopranos ( Happy 25th Anniversary! ), this was a stone-cold classic. As far as I...
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“Tagliatelle with meat sauce” from “Brutto”Kirstin: Norman describes how the senior sous chef at Brutto lived in Bologna for 3 years and “insists that you can’t do...
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“Cannellini Bean & Cavolo Nero Broth” from “Brutto”Gather round, readers, and listen to how I burned this dinner not once, but TWICE. I should make clear from the start that this...
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“Chicken with grapes, olives and sage” from “Brutto”Kirstin: It’s still January in these parts and on this millionth Friday of winter I chose to make a hearty stew from Brutto. This...
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“Bar Pizza” from “Brutto”As I have written before, pizza is a religion in this house, and our weekly Pizza Night on Saturday is sacrosanct. (We do very...
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“Brutto green salad” from “Brutto”Kirstin: You might wonder why I have chosen to include a green salad in this blog. Well that’s because in the introduction to this...
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“Not French Onion Soup” from “Brutto”Please ignore the slightly singed toast on top– it’s the way Tim likes it. The interesting thing about this recipe is...
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“Tortelloni in brodo” from “Brutto”My personal philosophy for surviving the hellscape that can be January is to find joy wherever I can. It might be cheesy, but it works....
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“Tiramisù” from “Brutto”Kirstin: I make Tiramisù on a regular basis; once a month at the very least, but sometimes as often as every weekend. Recently...
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Cookbook of the Month, January 2024: Brutto by Russell NormanWhen it came time to choosing the cookbook to kick off 2024, we didn’t have a very long discussion. We agreed almost immediately...
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December 2023Kirstin: Thank you to everyone who has followed our cooking exploits this year. As ever, we’ve cooked from a wide variety of books. From...
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Our Verdict: RecipeTin Eats DinnerKirstin: I have thoroughly enjoyed cooking from this book. It covers so much ground and covers it exceptionally well. There is literally...
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“Malaysian Hokkien Mee”Kirstin: Prawns, pork, noodles. ALL OF IT was totally delicious. Maehashi says it takes 15 minutes to prepare and 15 to cook. It took me...
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“Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Fettuccine” from “RecipeTin Eats Dinner”There are nights when you know you need to have some dinner, but the desire to expend time to make that happen is very low. This was...
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“Spicy Sichuan Pork Noodles” from “RecipeTin Eats”Kirstin: On Thursday evenings I have choir which means I have to cook dinner slightly earlier than I might otherwise and ideally it has...
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“Chicken Shawarma” from “RecipeTin Eats Dinner”Chicken Shawarma is easily in our family’s Top Five Favourite Dishes of all time. Usually, I make this one from Nigella ,...
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“Chicken Ragu” from “RecipeTin Eats”Kirstin: I’m a big fan of pasta with a chicken sauce: I still make Bill Granger’s sauce from his Italian book on a regular...
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“Magic Baked Chicken Fried Rice” from “RecipeTin Eats”I absolutely love fried rice, but the problem I encounter time and time again when I want to make it at home is you need leftover rice....
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“Restaurant-worthy easy prawn linguine” from “RecipeTin Eats”Kirstin: If you make nothing else from this cookbook, let it be this recipe. Prawns and pasta. What’s not to love. But it’s...
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Cookbook of the Month, November 2023: RecipeTin Eats: Dinner: 150 Recipes from Australia’s Favourite Cook by Nagi MaehashiKirstin: Maehashi is based in Sydney, Australia from where she writes and photographs her recipes and which she then posts on her...
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Our Verdict: The Secret of CookingKirstin: This month has been a bit Wilson family-themed. At the start of October, Tate and I were lucky to get tickets to see Emily...
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An Ode to Lunchtime Eggs, as inspired by “The Secret of Cooking”Steam off of hot lunch: Model’s own. Bee Wilson writes beautifully about food, and that’s one of the things that I...
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“Cream of Pumpkin Soup” from “The Secret of Cooking”It’s Soup Season! It’s Soup Season! Imagine me making this proclamation much like Steve Martin announced, “The...
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“Lime and Spice Pound Cake” from “The Secret of Cooking”Kirstin: Just like the roast chicken recipe from this book, this pound cake is cooked from a cold start. No annoying warming up oven...
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“Paneer Jalfrezi with Potatoes” from “The Secret of Cooking”This recipe has all sorts of YESes attached to it: Paneer? Yes! Easy? Yes! Tray bake? Yes! Available ingredients? Yes. (Perhaps for...
